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[REPLAY] Why Serial Entrepreneurs Make Top VCs: Google & Groupon Exits; Ōura & Kickstarter Investments w/ Jyri Engeström

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In this replay episode, we’re thrilled to spotlight Jyri Engeström, a serial entrepreneur whose early ventures led to successful exits to Google and Groupon. Now a General Partner at Yes VC, the fund he co-founded with Caterina Fake of Flickr, Jyri continues to shape the future of startups. He's also investing in bold new ventures alongside Petteri Koponen at Lifeline Ventures, one of Finland’s leading VC firms.

Join us as we explore the cutting-edge opportunities shaping tomorrow, insights from Jyri’s time in Silicon Valley, and why Finland could soon be a global startup hub!

Watch the full video here.

TIMESTAMP / KEY TAKEAWAYS

0:00 - Intro

02:41 - The Innovator’s Dilemma, Sociology, & bi-continental life in Finland & the US

06:20 - Working in Nokia to founding Jaiku

08:56 - Google’s acquisition of Jaiku

12:52 - Selling Ditto to Groupon; “I knew to kill the app immediately after the acquisition,”

16:09 - Lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur; leadership

19:01 - New chapters with True Ventures and Yes VC; patterns of success in portfolio

25:04 - Yes VC’s super early stage approach; thoughts on legacy

32:06 - Identifying the potential unicorns; how to be curiosity-driven, continuously

37:00 - Minting the unicorns & the anti-portfolios

39:37 - The founder product fit; Petteri Koponen’s pattern of success

44:48 - Raising children; parallel entrepreneurship

49:58 - The liquidity & exit landscape and deal flow in Finland today

54:11 - Jyri's trajectory for the next five years; messages to global investors

56:29 - Billion Dollar Questions

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PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://billiondollarmoves.com

Watch on Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/sarahchenglobal

Join the community: https://sarah-chen.ck.page/billiondollarmoves

FOLLOW SARAH:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal

Instagram: https://instagram.com/sarahchenglobal

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahchenglobal

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Indhold leveret af Sarah Chen-Spellings. Alt podcastindhold inklusive episoder, grafik og podcastbeskrivelser uploades og leveres direkte af Sarah Chen-Spellings eller deres podcastplatformspartner. Hvis du mener, at nogen bruger dit ophavsretligt beskyttede værk uden din tilladelse, kan du følge processen beskrevet her https://da.player.fm/legal.

In this replay episode, we’re thrilled to spotlight Jyri Engeström, a serial entrepreneur whose early ventures led to successful exits to Google and Groupon. Now a General Partner at Yes VC, the fund he co-founded with Caterina Fake of Flickr, Jyri continues to shape the future of startups. He's also investing in bold new ventures alongside Petteri Koponen at Lifeline Ventures, one of Finland’s leading VC firms.

Join us as we explore the cutting-edge opportunities shaping tomorrow, insights from Jyri’s time in Silicon Valley, and why Finland could soon be a global startup hub!

Watch the full video here.

TIMESTAMP / KEY TAKEAWAYS

0:00 - Intro

02:41 - The Innovator’s Dilemma, Sociology, & bi-continental life in Finland & the US

06:20 - Working in Nokia to founding Jaiku

08:56 - Google’s acquisition of Jaiku

12:52 - Selling Ditto to Groupon; “I knew to kill the app immediately after the acquisition,”

16:09 - Lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur; leadership

19:01 - New chapters with True Ventures and Yes VC; patterns of success in portfolio

25:04 - Yes VC’s super early stage approach; thoughts on legacy

32:06 - Identifying the potential unicorns; how to be curiosity-driven, continuously

37:00 - Minting the unicorns & the anti-portfolios

39:37 - The founder product fit; Petteri Koponen’s pattern of success

44:48 - Raising children; parallel entrepreneurship

49:58 - The liquidity & exit landscape and deal flow in Finland today

54:11 - Jyri's trajectory for the next five years; messages to global investors

56:29 - Billion Dollar Questions

-

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://billiondollarmoves.com

Watch on Youtube: https://tinyurl.com/sarahchenglobal

Join the community: https://sarah-chen.ck.page/billiondollarmoves

FOLLOW SARAH:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sarahchenglobal

Instagram: https://instagram.com/sarahchenglobal

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahchenglobal

  continue reading

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